This week on Slate Plus, Stephen, Dana, and Julia discuss the state of comedy and whether we’ll ever laugh again after the election.

On this week’s SlateCulture Gabfest, the critics discuss their initial reactions to the election and how they’ve dealt with it in the week since. Next, the critics are joined by Slateassociate editor Bryan Lowder and Slate’s chief political correspondent Jamelle Bouie to discuss the art and culture we sought for solace after the election, including the mournful liberation of drag and the transcendent comfort of poetry. Last, the critics talk with Explaining Hitler author and Slate contributorRon Rosenbaum about the comparisons being made between Germany in the 1930s and our country’s situation today.

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